Folding bed.



S. R. MOORE.

FOLDING BED.

APPLICATION FILED mm: 12, 1905.

PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

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SAREPIA R. MOORE, or DETROIT, MICHIGAN,

' FOLDING BED.

T0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAREPTA' R.-MooRn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of 'Michigan, have nvented new and useful Imrovements in Folding Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to folding beds, and the object thereof is to provide a bed of such class which shall be sim le in its construction, strong, durable, lig t in weight, oompact when folded, so as to require but little space, having the top ofthe' bed-bottom-inclosingcase acting as a'mantel or shelf, easily taken apart, so the same can be conveniently shipped or transported, and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoingand other objectsin view the invention consists of the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings,

which form a part of this specification, and particularly pointed out in the claims hereunto appended. In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings,

wherein like reference characters denote cor-Q ding removed, and Fig. 5 is a detail of one of the front supporting-legs for the bed.

Referring to the drawings, the inclosing case for the bed-bottom andbedding comprises a forwardly-projecting fiat top and bottom member, (indicated by the reference characters 1- and 2, respectively) the top member 1 acting, as a mantel, shelf, or support and the bottom member 2 acting as a. basefor the casing. Theinclosingcasefurther comprises a pair of back members 3 4, which are connected in a manner as hereinafter set forth to' the members 12 and are spaced a suitable distance apartthat is to say, near the ends of the said members 1' 2. The top member 1 is connected to the back members 3 4 through the medium of two pairs of Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12,1905. Seria1No.264 =.939-

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brackets 5 6, respectively. i The brackets are secured 'to the inner edge of the members 3 4'at the top thereof and are also secured to the lower face of the member 1 at the rear thereof. The brackets 6 aresecured to the front of the members 3. 4 near the top thereof and also to the underneath face of the member 1 near the sides thereof. The'bottom through the medium of two pairsof brackets 7 8, respectively.- The brackets 7 aresecured against the inner edge of the members .member 2- is secured to the members? 4 3 4 near the bottom thereof and to the upper I face ofthemember 2. The brackets 8 are secured tothe front of'themembers 3 4 5 near the -bottom thereof and to the upper face of the member 2. Preferably the holdfast means for allthe brackets are screws;

The reference character 9 denotes the bed bottom, and 10 the bedding. tom may be of any suitable construction and is preferably so positioned withrespect to the inclosi'ng case that the ends of saidbed-bottom The bed-botwill be arranged at thesides of the case, al-

' though the bed-bottom can be positioned'so that the sides thereof. will be at the sides of the case; but the manner of positioning the bed-bottom as shown enables the employa ment of a case of much less height than if the sides of the bed-bottom were arranged substantially parallel with the sides of the case.

when the bed is folded. Secured to theends of the bed-bottom .9 and extending'lonsv gitudinally ofthe bottom, at the front and rear thereof, are the tubular rods 11 12,-the

former being arranged at the front of the bed-bottom and the latter at the rear of the bed-bottom. The rod 11 acts as aninterrne- 'diate support for the bed-bottom when the same is in its lowered position, the primary .support being a pair of legs 13. The rod'll when the bed is folded acts as a suspension means for the legs 13.- Each of-the legs 13 is loosely mounted upon the rod 11, so that said legs will swing thereon, and each of said legs consists of two sections 14 and 15, Fig. 5, which are secured together through the medium of the holdfast devices 16. The sec.

tion 14 of each of the sections of each pair of sections'which form the supporting-legs 13 is constructed at its upper end with a semicy- 'lindrical portion 17 and at its lower end with an angularlyextending portion 18. The section 15 is of like construction, with this I vO is in its lowered position. By e exception, thatthe angularlyprojecting portion .19 extends in an opposite direction with respect to the angularly-projecting portion 18 of the section 14, and the semicylindrical portion 20 of the section 15 is arranged in a reverse manner with respect to the semicylindricalportion 17 .of the section 14. When the sections 14 15 of each supporting-leg are secured together, a cylindrical portion is formed at the upper end thereof and which embraces the rod 11, the diameter of said cylindrical portion being such that the leg can swing upon the rod 1 1, and when the said sections 14 and 15 are secured together to form a ,leg the angularly-projecting portions 18 and 19 provide the leg with a footwhich is adapted to rest upon the floor when the bed struction if either one of the gs 13 should become broken the same can be removed and anew one readily substituted. The rod 12 actsasan intermediate support for the bed when in its lowered position and. also when the bed is folded. Furthermore, said rod 12 actsasa pivot when moving the bed from an 'upright to a lowered position or from a lowered to anuprightposition. The primary support which associates with the rod 12 consists of a pair of stationary invertedV shaped brackets 21, having their tops formed, in a semi-oval or semicylindrical manner,

as at 22, said semi-oval or semicylindrical portion 22 forming a pivot-seat for the rod 12. The inverted V shaped supportingbrackets 22 are secured, as at 23, to the u per face of the bottom member 2 of t e frame near each end thereof. By such a construction the bed-bottom 9 can be readily lifted off the brackets 21.

When the bed is folded, it is adapted to be hidden from view through the medium of a drapery which is attached to the sides as well as the front edges of the top member 1 of the inclosing case. Any suitable form of drapery can be employed, and it is thought unnecessary to show it. The brackets 21 are secured near the front edge of the member 2,

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so that when the bed-bottom andbedding are elevated to within the inclosing case the latter will have a tendency to lean toward the rear of said case, thereby preventing the bedding if holdfast devices are not employed to retain the bed-lmttom and bedding in an upright position within the inc-losing case; Suitable stops are provided upon the rods 11, as at 24, to prevent the longitudinal movement of the legs 13, and stops 25 are provided upon the rod 12, so that the same can be properly positioned upon the brackets 21.

.From the foregoing description, taken in connertion with the accompanying drawings,

it. will be evident that a fo ding bed is set up such a/ concompact in form, as well as one that can be readily taken'apart, so that it can be conveniently .shipped or transported Furthermore, as described, it is entirely unnecessary to use nails in the structure. Then, again, if the supporting-legs 13 become broken they can be readily replaced, owing to the manner in which said legs are set up, and it isthought the many advantages of such a construction of folding bed can be readily understood from the fore oingdescription, taken inconnection with t e accompanying drawings.

If desired, the sup orting-brackets can be fixed to the floor, and the top memberof the casing can be an ordinary shelf, which is secured to the walland the drapery connected -Letters Patent, is.

1. A folding bed havin legs for support ing the bed in its lowere position, each of said legs consisting of two sections, each formed with a semicylindrical portion and an angularly-extending portion, and means for securing the said sections together, thereby forming a leg having at its top a cylindrical portion and at its bottom a foot,

2. A folding bed comprising the combination with the bed proper, of a pair of tubular rods suitably connected with the bed, a pair of supporting-legs each formed of two sections suitably connected together and each of said legs encircling at their upper ends one of said rods, the sections of each leg bent at their bottoms to form a foot extending laterally on both sides of thelower. end of the leg,

and a pair of inverted-V-shaped supportingbrackets having their upper ends formed in a curvilinear manner to constitute seats to re ceive the other of said rods.

3. A folding bed having legs for su porting the bed in its lowered position, eaciof said legs consisting of two sections, each formed with a semicylindrical portion and an angularly-extending portion, and means for securing the sections together, thereby forming a leg having at its top a cylindrical por' tion and at its bottom afoot, combined with a rod extendin through the cylindrical portion of each of the legs for connecting the legs to the bed.

4. A folding bed comprising the combination with the bed proper, of a tubular rod connected to bed at the head thereof, a tubular rod connected to the bed at the foot thereof, a pair of inverted-Vsshaped supportingbrackets having their upper ends formed in a curvilinear manner to constitute seats to receive the red at thehead 0f the bed, and a, In testimony whereof I have hereunto set pair of swingin legs having their tops pr0 my handvin presence of two subscribing Witvided with a hollow cylindrical ortion to re IIQSSGS.

ceive the red at the foot of the ed, said legs SAREPTA R. MOORE. 5 having the lower end thereof bent to form a Witnesses;

foot extending laterally on both sides of the FRANK J. Rrees,

lower end of the leg. MICHAEL J. LEHMAN. 

